Prosecution Foundations: Educating the Judge and Jury About the Realities of Human Trafficking
November 1 — 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
The IACP and AEquitas introduces a podcast-style webinar series that features conversations with various prosecutors discussing foundational elements of trauma-informed human trafficking prosecutions. The series will kick-off with a discussion on various strategies that can enhance prosecutions where judges may not have experience with cases involving sex or labor trafficking and where jurors may have misconceptions or misunderstandings about the reality of what human trafficking looks like in their community.
This webinar is a part of IACP/OVC’s anti-human trafficking task force training catalog. The materials presented aim to help Enhanced Collaborative Model anti-human trafficking task forces seek justice on the behalf of human trafficking victims and survivors.
Speakers:
- Jane Anderson, Senior Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
- Miiko Anderson, Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
This presentation will enhance your ability to:
- Identify various ways to educate judges and jurors;
- Analyze how experts can enhance investigations and prosecutions; and
- Effectively present expert testimony.
Target Audience:
This webinar will be targeted for prosecutors however any multidisciplinary member of a human trafficking task force, or anyone in the criminal justice field who is combatting human trafficking, is welcome to attend.
For more information, contact IACP’s Anti-Human Trafficking Team at humantrafficking@theIACP.org.
This webinar was produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police under 2020-VT-BX-K002, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.